From homes to healthcare centres

Niche Design Architects design and manage a wide range of projects worth £50,000 upwards. You choose how far through the process you want us to go. Whatever your project is, we guarantee to impress with our creativity, skill, experience and warmth. Our works spans Leeds, Bradford, Skipton, Harrogate, Ilkley, Otley, Keighley, Wetherby, the Yorkshire Dales and beyond.

Homeowners

You might want a light-giving extension for your Harrogate semi-detached. Or do you need a garden office in Gargrave? Perhaps you have ambitions to self-build your own place on Ilkley Moor? Or maybe you’re trying to get planning permission for a Yorkshire Dales barn conversion or you’d like to refurbish your Wetherby listed cottage? Whatever it is, let’s lift your project off the ground and make it soar.

Commercial

Are you an organisation or business looking to build a new premises? Or perhaps it’s an alteration, conversion or extension to transform an existing building that’s needed? Whatever the function of your organisation or business, public or private sector, Niche Design has the experience to produce designs for great-looking buildings that match the brief and keep to budget. Our projects range in value from £50,000 to several million and our 30 years’ combined architectural experience takes in landmark healthcare centres, community complexes and other high profile buildings.

Kirkby healthcare

Developers

Are you a developer looking for a talented and experienced pair of hands for your architecture and unbeatable levels of client service? Niche Design’s work is by no means limited to private houses or business projects. We have 30 years’ combined experience in producing architectural designs for projects around the UK, including multimillion pound residential developments. As a former Design Manager for an award-winning housebuilder, Chris Hunt offers a rare combination of creative talent alongside thorough knowledge of contracting and larger developments.

Niche Design is known for maximising the value of land and property through intelligent design. We are experienced at negotiating complex schemes with planning authorities and consultees. Niche Design not only produces designs for new builds but achieves stunning transformations through its alterations, conversions, extensions and refurbishments of existing developments. Our portfolio includes:

• Listed Buildings
• Green Belt
• Conservation Area
• National Park developments

In addition to benefiting from top calibre architecture, developers can rest assured their projects will be paid the closest attention by our small, friendly and dedicated team.

Askham Park and Saw Wood Barns

Planning to save time

You’ll find working with us saves time and stress. Our meticulous attention to detail and knowledge of the planning authorities – from the Yorkshire Dales National Park to Leeds City Council – maximises the chances of achieving planning approval. And you’ll love the result. Designing new buildings, conversions and alterations that blend with their surroundings and exploit space and light is a fine art that we’ve perfected over many years.

Is your building Listed or in a Conservation Area?

With our location so close to the Yorkshire Dales, it’s no surprise that a high percentage of the properties we deal with lie in Conservation and Green Belt areas or within the National Park. Listed Buildings also feature regularly in Niche Design’s portfolio, which boasts some wonderful properties around the region protected for their historic, architectural or other value. Whether it’s your building or the land around it that is to be preserved, your project will require care and architectural skill – as well as specialist Planning Permissions.

Sustainable Development

At Niche Design, we believe that the principles of sustainability, as well as excellent design, should underpin all our projects. We therefore promote these values to our clients, while understanding the constraints within which they may be working.

Many of our projects incorporate the principles of a highly insulated and airtight building envelope. Where appropriate, these are combined with the use of renewable technologies such as ground and air source heat pumps, biomass boilers and solar. We also work with consultants and suppliers who are expert in the use of renewables.

Extra Services

Over three decades of combined practice, the architects at Niche Design have built up strong partnerships and relationships with a range of high quality builders, expert consultants and other service providers and professionals who could help with the development of your property. We’d be happy to recommend the region’s best practitioners – so please ask.

Landscape and Garden Design

Niche Design is partnered with Wharfedale-based Helen Taylor Landscape and Garden Design, who has developed award-winning gardens and parks. Her services can be offered under one appointment and include:

• landscape design
• planting schemes
• tree surveys
• tree protection plans

Also visit http://www.helentaylorgardendesign.co.uk/